ceramics
Emma Williams
Emma makes decorative low fired ceramic bowls in her Nottingham studio from black and red clays using the press moulding process.
Following a biscuit firing to 1000oc, she dips, pours and brushes on a range of glazes, including a vibrant matt turquoise barium glaze and textured ‘crawl’ glazes – so called because they pull or ‘crawl’ away from the clay surface as her electric kiln heats up to 1055oc, to create colourful and tactile surfaces.
Emma draws her inspiration for her work from observations of the natural world she has absorbed throughout her life – from childhood memories of seaside holidays spent beachcombing and rockpooling, to things she sees around her from day to day such as lichen growing on a stone wall.